Muhammad Ali al-Halabi
Muhammad Ali al-Halabi | |
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محمد علي الحلبي | |
Prime Minister of Syria | |
In office 27 March 1978 – 9 January 1980 | |
President | Hafez al-Assad |
Preceded by | Abdul Rahman Khleifawi |
Succeeded by | Abdul Rauf al-Kasm |
Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria | |
In office 27 June 1973 – 9 March 1978 | |
Preceded by | Fahmi al-Yusufi |
Succeeded by | Mahmoud Hadid |
Damascus Governor | |
In office 1969–1971 | |
Preceded by | Mohamed Sioufi |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Yassin al-Osta |
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch | |
In office 13 November 1970 – 7 January 1980 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1937 Damascus, Syria |
Died | 19 September 2016 Damascus, Syria | (aged 78–79)
Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Other political affiliations | National Progressive Front |
Spouse | Lamis Mourad |
Muhammad Ali al-Halabi (Arabic: محمد علي الحلبي, romanized: Muḥammad ʿAlī al-Ḥalabī; 1937 – 19 September 2016) was a Syrian politician.
Biography
[edit]After finishing his training at the National Teacher Training Institute, Muhammed studied Philosophy at the University of Damascus. In 1955 he became a teacher on the Golan and from 1959 to 1964 he was employed as a teacher in Kuwait. From 9 June 1973 to 27 March 1978 he was chairman and spokesman for the National Council. He served as Prime Minister of Syria from March 27, 1978 to January 9, 1980 under the presidency of Hafez al-Assad. al-Halabi was an ambassador in Moscow from 1982 to 1990, during which Hafiz al-Assad and Leonid Brezhnev made an agreement, to install the Soviet S-75 in al-Dumayr and Shinshar.[1]
Political career
[edit]Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Damascus Governor 1969–1971 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Speaker of Parliament of Syria 1973–1978 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Prime Minister of Syria 1978–1980 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Ambassador of Syria to the Soviet Union 1982–1990 | Succeeded by |
References
[edit]- ^ California Institute of International Studies, World Affairs Report
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